When Bibai and Liu Dongyang conspired to lure the Tatars into the country to deal with the Pingsu, there was a joyful scene in the court of the Beijing division thousands of miles away. "5.com" The news that Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao joined forces to break the rebels was reported to Xi'an by a messenger sent by Xiao Ruxun, and then returned to Beijing from Xi'an. Let Wanli and Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, Wang Yihe and other high-ranking officials of the court smile.

"Su Hao really didn't disappoint me, with him at the border, I can sleep much more steadily." Wanli sat on the dragon chair and said to everyone with a smile. At the beginning, Wanli used Su Hao under the pressure of most of the courtiers, but as a result, Su Hao repeatedly performed miraculous feats in Huai'an and Runing, plus this time he broke the enemy in Pingyu City, what else did the courtiers who slandered him have to say?

"Long live, this time Pingyu City broke the enemy, it is the joint efforts of Xiao Ruxun, the general of Pingyu City, and Su Hao, the guerrilla general of the Kanyu Battalion, in the opinion of the minister, Xiao Ruxun's role in it should be better than Su Hao." Wu Boxing, the head of the household department, said that he belonged to the camp of degrading Su, and when he encountered the opportunity for Su Hao to show his face, he didn't come out and say a few cool words, which was obviously not good.

Wanli Xing was splashed with a scoop of cold water on his head by Wu Boxing, and he was very unhappy. However, this is the case in the court of the Ming Dynasty, don't look at you as the emperor, the courtiers want to splash cold water on you are helpless, and the current trend is that whoever splashes cold water on the emperor is the conscience of the industry, and Wanli is actually quite heartwarming when he deserves the emperor.

"Wu Aiqing, you are a member of the household department, how do you understand the affairs of the soldiers? Ningxia Wei 48 Forts, 47 were occupied by Bibai, and only one Pingyu was left, and Pingyu happened to be the place where Su Hao led the survey camp to be stationed, I said that Su Hao is the mainstay, what's wrong? Wanli retorted unwillingly.

Wanli's truth actually makes sense, other forts have been lost, and only Pingyu survived. If you say that it is not Su Hao's credit, but Xiao Ruxun's credit. Why can't the defenders of the other forts take this credit?

Wu Boxing didn't do his homework, listening to Wanli's question, he replied without thinking: "Long live I don't know, Xiao Ruxun, the general of Pingyu City, is not very human, his ancestor was a general under the command of Taizu, and he fought with Taizu in the south and the north, and made immortal achievements. His family has been loyal for generations, and his grandfather and father have both guarded one side. The Ministry of War arranged for Xiao Ruxun to be appointed as the general of the Pingyu Division, and he also took a fancy to his Wen Taowu strategy. This time, the rebels forcibly occupied 47 forts, but failed to capture Pingyu City. The first credit lies in Xiao Ruxun. ”

"Oh, is that so?" Wanli has nothing to say, his understanding of this Xiao Ruxun is obviously not as comprehensive as Wu Boxing's, if he wants to debate, he will definitely be at a disadvantage. He turned his head to Wang Yihe and asked, "Wang Aiqing, you are the secretary of the military department, you can talk about it." ”

Wang Yiyu stepped forward. said: "Long live, the defeat of the enemy in Pingyu City is the work of all the generals working together, not for one person." In the opinion of the minister. If Xiao Ruxun's command is determined, it should be the first work; Su Hao led the survey battalion to help Xiao Rufu destroy the enemy with firearms, which was a secondary achievement. In addition, there are also Langzhong Chen Dao and others sent by the Ministry of War. There are also merits, and after the enemies of the worship are calmed down, they should be rewarded for their merits. ”

"Hmm. Wang Aiqing is reasonable. Wanli heard Wang Yiyu say the same, so he stopped fighting. Xiao Ruxun is twice as old as Su Hao, and it doesn't matter if he talks about the first merit. Su Hao is young, and being able to make the next contribution in such a big battle is enough to prove that Wanli has chosen people properly, so why should he argue with the ministers again.

"Long live, it's not yet time to talk about merit, and it's right to discuss how to send troops to exterminate the rebellion." Shen Shixing interrupted everyone's discussion and threw out a more important topic.

"What is Elder Shen Ge's opinion?" Wanli asked.

Shen Shixing said: "When the enemy of Bibai first rose, the old minister discussed with Scholar Wang and Wang Shangshu about quelling the rebellion. As is still the case, the imperial court should send important ministers to lead troops to suppress, but there has been a famine for many years, and the treasury is empty. To this end, everyone discussed a strategy to appease first, and Wei Xuezeng, the governor of Shaanxi, handled it. ”

"What's going on now?" Wanli asked again.

Wang Yihe said: "Judging from some time ago, the imperial court asked Bibai to fight back several times and kill Liu Dongyang, but Bibai ignored it, and the appeasement strategy obviously couldn't work. In terms of attack, Wei Xuezeng acted hesitantly, so that the Bibai rebels occupied the 47th Fort in Hexi, if it were not for Xiao Ruxun of Pingju who dragged Bibai's hind legs, the Bibai rebels were afraid that they would have crossed the river east to invade Yan'an. The minister suggested that another important minister should be selected to preside over the invasion and suppression, and troops should be transferred from other places to Shaanxi to help in the war.

We originally planned to send 100,000 troops to suppress it, but Shen Ge was worried about his lack of financial resources. Now, Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao are in the north to contain Bibai, and can give Bibai a powerful blow, so the minister thinks that only 2 to 30,000 more elite soldiers need to be sent to defeat Bibai and recover Ningxia. ”

"Oh, only 2 to 30,000 horses?" Wanli was overjoyed. As an emperor, he knew how much money he had, and sending 100,000 troops compared with sending 2 to 30,000 troops saved seven or eight percent of the cost, which he couldn't help but be displeased. An inconspicuous Su Hao was able to hold back Bibai and save so much money and food for the imperial court, and this credit cannot be ignored.

"The Bibai rebels are extremely powerful, so the 20,000 to 30,000 men we send must also be elite soldiers. The minister suggested that the Liaodong Li Rusong Department and the Sichuan Native Army Division be transferred as the main force to attack and suppress, and please take care of it at your discretion. Wang Yihe said.

"Yes!" Wanli nodded without hesitation and said, if he can spend very little money to quell a big rebellion, what else can he hesitate about.

Wang Yihe continued: "In addition, Ningxia Wei still has some troops who are unwilling to follow Bibai and Liu Dongyang, and they need to have unified command, so please promote Xiao Ruxun to the general army of Ningxia and command the existing soldiers and horses in Ningxia." ”

"What about Su Hao?" Wanli sensitively thought of the issue of the Kanyu camp, in his mind, Su Hao was his cronies, and he had to care about every move.

Wang Yihe naturally pondered Su Hao's positioning, but since Wanli paid so much attention to Su Hao, it was inconvenient for him to speak first, but asked rhetorically: "What is the will of Long Live for Su Hao's use?" ”

Wanli thought for a while and said: "Since Wang Aiqing said that this time Pingyu City broke the enemy, Xiao Ruxun is the first merit, and Su Hao is the second merit. So Xiao Ruxun was promoted to the chief soldier, and Su Hao was the deputy chief soldier of Ningxia, what does Aiqing think? ”

People who are not yet 20 years old are promoted to deputy commanders, which is too rebellious, right? Including Wang Yiyu, all the ministers in the court were secretly muttering in their hearts. However, now is the time to employ people, Su Hao has indeed played a huge role by Xiao Ruxun's side, if he is not given a little benefit, in case he slacks off, the situation in Ningxia will be a little variable, and the ministers think of this, and they dare not directly oppose Wanli's proposal.

Everyone was silent for a moment, and Wu Boxing said: "In times of crisis, employing people should be eclectic, and the minister agrees with the meaning of long live." However, the minister suggested that the post of deputy commander-in-chief of Ningxia was only temporarily granted to Su Hao, and after the Ningxia rebellion was pacified, it would be decided whether to retain it based on his merits. Otherwise, he will be in a high position with a momentary success, and I am afraid that the generals in the army will not be convinced. ”

"...... you" Wang Yihe was a little annoyed, is this unclear that he is going to cross the river and tear down the bridge? With his understanding of Wu Boxing, when the battle is over, Wu Boxing will definitely find a way to remove Su Hao from the position of deputy chief soldier. And the ministers in the court will not speak for Su Hao because of the "eunuch" label on Su Hao's body, which is equivalent to Su Hao being busy for a long time, and finally being tricked.

According to Wang Yiyu's own ideas, there is no need for Su Hao to be promoted too quickly, just be promoted to a general first. Wanli directly mentioned him as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Wang Yihe could accept it, after all, the difference between the general and the deputy commander-in-chief was half a grade. But if you want to mention the deputy commander-in-chief first and erase it after the battle, this is a bit of a bully. If Su Hao has any dissatisfaction, but it is all aimed at the military department, this wicked person will be done by Wang Yiyi.

Wanli also knew everything about the virtues of his courtiers, he nodded and said: "What Wu Aiqing said is reasonable, and only when you are rewarded for merit can it be convincing." Otherwise, the court will set up a reward, and those who can behead and worship will be allowed to live for the future of Uncle Hou; The one who captured the father and son of the Bi family was named the general of the dragon and tiger; Whoever kills or captures the main general of the rebel thieves will be rewarded. The military department took out a statement and gave it to all the officers and soldiers. ”

Wanli's proposal blocked everyone's mouths at once. In the past, there have been similar bounties in wars, and they must all be honored. The Bibai Rebellion was the largest rebellion in the Wanli Dynasty, and it was not an exaggeration to give meritorious ministers a reward of marquis and earl. According to Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao's record of breaking the enemy outside Pingyu City, how could Su Hao get a big credit after this battle, and at that time, Wu Boxing or other courtiers wanted to find fault and erase his reward, but they couldn't do it.

"Obey the order!" Wang Yihe immediately understood what Wanli meant, and hurriedly stepped forward to echo, and some other courtiers also agreed, and the matter was decided. The next step was for the Ministry of War to draw up a price list, which would be clearly marked for the generals of the rebel army, and then sent to all armies to encourage the sergeants to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.

The issue of sending troops and integrating the existing army in Ningxia has been said, and the last issue is who to send to replace Wei Xuezeng, who is unfavorable in attack. This did not cause much controversy, and Wang Xijue's nomination of Ye Mengxiong, the governor of Guizhou, was approved by the majority. Wanli immediately issued an order appointing Ye Mengxiong as the governor of Shaanxi, and went to Xi'an to take office on the same day, commanding all the advancing armies.

In April of the 20th year of Wanli, Ye Mengxiong led the Sichuan native army to set off, and Li Rusong, the son of Li Chengliang, the distant uncle of Liaodong Ningyuan, led the Liaodong army to set off at the same time.

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